SPORT NEWS : A discount of 5 points from the Greek PAOK because of crowd trouble

Greek Football Federation punished PAOK Salonika club to deduct five points from its score in the league, and bind to play five matches behind closed doors because of crowd trouble which could end their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

Punishment of the Greek Union announced in a statement on its Web site on Thursday, as the Union opportunities on the team a fine worth 112 thousand euros ($ 125,193).
The punishment came as a result of rioting fans of PAOK, which led to the cancellation go round match before the final of the Cup against Olympiakos of Greece at the beginning of this month, in addition to two other two incidents in two games in the league in front of Il Kallonis and Panionios.
The riots began after the referee refused a penalty demanded by PAOK.
And he became the players and fans of PAOK anger because of the penalty, which prompted large groups of fans to storm the pitch as riot police had to intervene.
Greek Union, "he said as a result of the cessation of PAOK match against Olympiakos and then cancel it in the light of previous acts of violence and rioting by fans of PAOK ... Disciplinary Committee decided five points deducted from the balance of PAOK in the Premier League this season."
And PAOK can appeal the sentence and will not be deducted five points, but after the decision on appeal.
And currently occupy fourth place PAOK three games from the end before he seeks to occupy one of the top five to qualify to play in the qualifiers for the resolution of tournaments to qualify for the Champions League and the European League next season.
If the points deducted from PAOK Vsiraja to fifth, four points ahead Bass Giannina sixth-placed.
PAOK sacked Croatian coach Igor Tudor on the ninth of March this March after criticizing the team publicly took responsibility Vladan Ivic instead of it until the end of the season.

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